1917 - SAUSAGE SHIPPED BY LOCAL FREIGHT AT BUYERS RISK OF SPOILAGE" - An attractive advertising cover for one of the largest "independent" meat packing companies in the United States
by St. Louis Independent Packing Co
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
The envelope illustration shows the company's massive plant located in St. Louis's 'Butcher Town" which at one time was home to 27 different meat packing companies of which Independent was the largest.
The two enclosed invoices were for a variety of products including Bologna Sausage, Bacon Round Jowl Butt, Beef Sides, Bacon Fat Back, Salt Butts, and Tubs of Pure Lard. Each bears a purple overstamp reading "Sausage shipped by Local Freight at Buyer's risk of Spoilage."
At one time Texas longhorn steers were carried across the Mississippi River on the Carr Street and North Market ferries from railyards in East St. Louis. Once on the Missouri side, they were driven through the streets by cowboys to either the Union or Courtney Stockyards until the city's Central West End Butcher Town packing plants could receive them. Eventually, hogs and pork replaced cattle and beef within the plants.
The St. Louis Independent Packing Company alone occupied over 16 acres at Chouteau and Vandeventer Avenues. It was one of the last St. Louis packing companies to close, and its Mayrose Meats ("I'm a meat man and a meat man knows, the finest meats, ma'am, are Mayrose" was the company's ubiquitous and catchy jingle) and Hickory Hill bacon remained staples in St. Louis grocery stores and butcher shops until the late 1970s when it was apparently acquired by Swift & Company and operations moved to the National City Stockyards in Illinois.
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- Seller
- Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 009711
- Title
- 1917 - SAUSAGE SHIPPED BY LOCAL FREIGHT AT BUYERS RISK OF SPOILAGE" - An attractive advertising cover for one of the largest "independent" meat packing companies in the United States
- Author
- St. Louis Independent Packing Co
- Format/Binding
- Envelope or Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- St. Louis Independent Packing Co
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Date Published
- 1917
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philately;
Terms of Sale
Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
Sales tax of 6% required for books shipped to addresses in Virginia. Standard domestic shipping is free, however additional fees may be required for heavy, oversized, or unusually-shaped items.
Returns accepted for any reason for a full refund (less shipping) if we receive the return within 14 days of shipment and items are received in the same condition as sent. Advance notice of any return would be appreciated.
About the Seller
Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
About Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
We also have a nice selection of unusual ephemera and postal history items in stock as well.
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